Costco burglar hid in store before theft

MONTGOMERY TWP.  Police are looking for a burglar who stole more than $91,000 worth of jewelry from the Costco Wholesale Warehouse at 740 Upper State Road early Wednesday morning.

According to authorities, the perpetrator  who hid in the store until after it closed  smashed the jewelry display counter with a 40-inch television.

Police say the burglar  described as a 5-foot10-inch white maN between the ages of 25 and 30, with a muscular build and dark hair wearing all black, including a black baseball hat with a DC logo on the left front  fled the store in an unknown direction.

Authorities responding to the scene at 12:15 a.m. Wednesday discovered an open door at the business, according to the news release from Scott Bendig, chief of the Montgomery Township Police Department.

Anyone with information or who may have witnessed any unusual events near the business is asked to contact the Montgomery Township Police Detective Division at 215-362-2301.